Posted on 07/09/2018 3:06:30 PM PDT by Signalman
UPDATE (5:20pm ET) - Several signs are pointing to Kavanaugh. Either it's him, or this is an extraordinary bit of misdirection. The breadcrumbs from my source are related to members of Team Kavanaugh abruptly leaving law firms this afternoon. The source says he's been told "from the inside" that Kavanaugh is the pick. The second tweet, however, could be even more telling:
UPDATE (3:30pm ET) - Three sources tell me the president's pick will not be Raymond Kethledge. One of them also says Amy Barrett is likely out, but that's less solid. Taken together, these indications suggest that the Times' reporting about Kavanaugh or Hardiman from this morning was accurate, but we won't know for certain until this evening. But the decision has been made. Here's what I know, followed by an intriguing piece of chatter that suggests that Barrett isn't out after all. And another that it could be Hardiman:
(Excerpt) Read more at townhall.com ...
How about Judge Marilyn Milian..is she still a Judge?
I hope he ditches the “front runners” and puts in Amul Thapar.
I will be quite with any of them. Good jurists all. Hold Amy in reserve for RBG when she decides to go.
you know the poeple a lot better than I do
i have never gotten much into politics, i have to admit this
thanks for the info
“Hardiman”
Yes, that’s what I think.
Roy Moore would be even better. :-)
-Carl the sofa delivery guy.
In regards to my previous reply, now we know who the nominee is. If Leonard Leo and the Federalist Society did have much influence, it may have been a sober, analytical and objective influence in favor of our Constitution including our First Amendment. It may well not have concurred with some of the hyperbolic speech that we received over the past few days.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.